Elnaz Rekabi, 33, left South Korea for Iran with other members of her team early Tuesday, according to the Iranian Embassy in Seoul. The Seoul Garden Hotel, where Rekabi had stayed with her team, said she had checked out in the morning. The departure came a day earlier than reportedly scheduled.
The athlete had finished in fourth place in the Combined Boulder and Lead final of the recent International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Asian Championships, where she removed her head covering for part of the competition. Iranian women live under a state-mandated dress code that is stricter than that of many other Muslim-majority countries; athletes who represent the nation abroad are also required to wear a headscarf.
A number of international groups raised concerns about Rekabi’s fate when she returned to Iran and then on Tuesday, the athlete posted a message on Instagram apparently meant to assuage fears for her safety.
A number of international groups raised concerns about Rekabi’s fate when she returned to Iran and then on Tuesday, the athlete posted a message on Instagram apparently meant to assuage fears for her safety.
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